Realtime PCR: Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola

A realtime PCR for the detection of Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola is now available at Laboklin. Ophidiomyces (formerly Chrysosporium) ophiodiicola is a causative agent of snake fungal disease. Infections with O. ophiodiicola are associated with skin lesions, pustules, nodules and swelling of the skin. Lesions are primarily occur on the head, but can also spread to the whole body.